THE NEW YORKER "goalie," and since I've begun even further back people who know all about hockey had better skip this list. It's meant principally for those who are learning to watch the game and who won't feel insulted if they are given the definitions of some phrases they may know already: THE CENTRE is the player who faces off; that is, who tries to get the puck into play for his side when the referee, or, if he happens to be there, the Mayor, tosses it out. THE DEFENCE consists of two men, right and left defence. It is their job to break up the plays of the other team. They do this in various ways. One way is: WEDGING-The defence men try to get on each side of the man carry- ing the puck. I f they get there he is helpless. He can't pass; the only thing he can do is try a long shot for goal. When only one defence man can get to the player with the puck he will try tú break up the play by some kind of a check. BOARD-CHEcK-Bodying an op- ponent into the boards. Not allowed. BODY-CHEcK-Stepping into an op- ponent with a straight stand-up motion of the body is illegal. A body-check is all fight only when the player gets in front of the man with the puck and I makes him skate into his body. This sounds mild but when a player com- ing down the rink at full speed hits one who is standing still in his path or skating across it the collision is hard. Some of the worst spills you see in the Garden are caused by perfectly legal body-checks. If the spill is bad enough, even if it conforms to the rules, the referee generally sends the checking player to the penalty bench for two minutes. The crowd expects to see some player sent off the ice after every bad spill. POKE-CHEcK-Knocking the puck away from an opponent's stick with a quick, short jab of your own stick. HOOK-CHEcK-Stealing the puck by a sudden hooking motion around an opponent's feet. SWEEP-CHECK - Knocking the puck away from an opponent's stick with a sweep of your own stick held out low at arm's, length with the flat part of the blade against the ice. CROSS-CHEcK-Skating into an op- ponent with your stick held in both hands in. front of your body. Not allowed. BLOCKING-If the puck is in the air, any player can block it with his hand or stick. The goal-guard is the Me Cutcheon s 1 i j fJ'l f)"iA/./--1.: ::. :...:. . '.:... '. ..- "'(':: For tlte Soutlt A SMARTLY equipped trunk bound for any Southern Resort must contain a frock or two of " Liberty's" delightful T yrian Silk_ " L - 6 ,,, r b · N 1 erty s Ia r1cs, as most ew Yorkers know, have an originality and a beauty all their own. And these fabrics are exclusive in N ew York with McCutcheon's. One-piece model illustrated comes in a variety of designs and colors. Sizes 14 to 4 2 . $59.5 0 FIFTH A VENUE AT DEPT. No. 75 51 ..... & . ..,..<. ":":: :",:'.. . . ..... n' . .' . ';: . .:'::' -,:", ", .... .... t . .:. " ". , ' ;...... - . ::,. -. :..:-: FORTy,NINTH ST. NEW YORK \